Normally we don't see ourselves for who we truly are and we acknowledge only certain qualities in ourselves.
We appear a certain way to ourselves and see the world according to conditioned beliefs, values and fears.
This leads to a fragmented helpless life experience where we live far below our potential.
For example, everyone carries within them an entire spectrum of available qualities, both "good" and "bad".
Love is there, beauty is there, playfulness is there, laughter is there, truth is there. And anger is also there, violence is there, confusion is there, jealousy is there, demons are there, bitterness is there, lies are there. How do we reconcile the contradictions? Normally by denial, rejection, repression and projection.
But If we repress the darkness, it is like pushing the darkness deeper into the darkness and it will certainly just come out unconsciously in one way or another.
Furthermore, there are plenty of hidden gems hiding in the dark corners of our unconscious.
There is only one path for us: by bringing light into the darkness.
That is the key to unlocking the secrets of the entire universe and oneself.
Slowly waking up little by little, bringing meditation into every moment,
whether you are sitting on the toilet, walking your dog or getting into an argument with the voices in your head.
Every moment is an opportunity!
We just need to wake up!
People for the most part are asleep, unconscious and unaware of themselves. What does this mean? It means that we identify with thoughts, ideas, ideals and beliefs that we think are real and true and valid but which in fact are not, and we think that they are ‘ours’ but they have simply been very well programmed into us (by innumerable external sources). Internal identity (i.e. the idea of “me” and “mine”) is nothing but a reflection of external conditionings, well marketed by an unconscious society that needs robots rather than awakened conscious beings.
For most people that’s just how they want it. Or at least they think so. Actually they have never tasted the bliss of self-knowing but nevertheless they have traded self-knowing for self-identification. Indeed self-identification (i.e. identifying the self with something, anything) is all the ego desires and it keeps the mind occupied. Besides it’s a lot easier and safer that way than to enquire into the nature of one’s existence. That takes work, and a frightening jump into the unknown. So we’ve compromised truth for comfort, but I must add that this comfort is only apparent, because in the end unconsciousness leads to suffering (and suffering is certainly not comfortable). On the other hand, consciousness leads to bliss.
So i’m not saying that your identity is wrong and that you should have a different one instead. Nope, i’m not going to give you another one. The point is not to deprogram you so you can be reprogrammed. The point is for you to deprogram yourself so that you can live according to your own self-earned and experienced truth. That leads to bliss.
There is something sumptuous waiting for you if you want it. You can experience truth, bliss, grace, self empowerment, “the kingdom of god within” if that’s what you want. You can return to the Self. You can live your life, not as a victim, but as a master.
Here are some tips!
We offer classes and workshops around the world to facilitate this journey of Self Knowing.
To find out more, visit and contact us at: www.padmayogahealth.org.
I have also created original music for “Kundalini Alchemy”, “I Am Activation” as well as music for dance, catharsis, emotional release and meditation. These are all available for those who are unable to come to our classes.
In search of the miraculous,
moss
We appear a certain way to ourselves and see the world according to conditioned beliefs, values and fears.
This leads to a fragmented helpless life experience where we live far below our potential.
For example, everyone carries within them an entire spectrum of available qualities, both "good" and "bad".
Love is there, beauty is there, playfulness is there, laughter is there, truth is there. And anger is also there, violence is there, confusion is there, jealousy is there, demons are there, bitterness is there, lies are there. How do we reconcile the contradictions? Normally by denial, rejection, repression and projection.
But If we repress the darkness, it is like pushing the darkness deeper into the darkness and it will certainly just come out unconsciously in one way or another.
Furthermore, there are plenty of hidden gems hiding in the dark corners of our unconscious.
There is only one path for us: by bringing light into the darkness.
That is the key to unlocking the secrets of the entire universe and oneself.
Slowly waking up little by little, bringing meditation into every moment,
whether you are sitting on the toilet, walking your dog or getting into an argument with the voices in your head.
Every moment is an opportunity!
We just need to wake up!
People for the most part are asleep, unconscious and unaware of themselves. What does this mean? It means that we identify with thoughts, ideas, ideals and beliefs that we think are real and true and valid but which in fact are not, and we think that they are ‘ours’ but they have simply been very well programmed into us (by innumerable external sources). Internal identity (i.e. the idea of “me” and “mine”) is nothing but a reflection of external conditionings, well marketed by an unconscious society that needs robots rather than awakened conscious beings.
For most people that’s just how they want it. Or at least they think so. Actually they have never tasted the bliss of self-knowing but nevertheless they have traded self-knowing for self-identification. Indeed self-identification (i.e. identifying the self with something, anything) is all the ego desires and it keeps the mind occupied. Besides it’s a lot easier and safer that way than to enquire into the nature of one’s existence. That takes work, and a frightening jump into the unknown. So we’ve compromised truth for comfort, but I must add that this comfort is only apparent, because in the end unconsciousness leads to suffering (and suffering is certainly not comfortable). On the other hand, consciousness leads to bliss.
So i’m not saying that your identity is wrong and that you should have a different one instead. Nope, i’m not going to give you another one. The point is not to deprogram you so you can be reprogrammed. The point is for you to deprogram yourself so that you can live according to your own self-earned and experienced truth. That leads to bliss.
There is something sumptuous waiting for you if you want it. You can experience truth, bliss, grace, self empowerment, “the kingdom of god within” if that’s what you want. You can return to the Self. You can live your life, not as a victim, but as a master.
Here are some tips!
- Work on taming the mind. Your thoughts are not you, they are not yours. So don’t trust them, don’t identify with them. Any thought that comes to your mind simply smile and let it go. You don’t need it, and it doesn’t have your best interest in mind, remember that. Go deeper, let go. Go deeper still. Jump. Your thoughts are like clouds, they come and go and come and go, and if you try to grab hold of them you can’t. So don’t!
- Connect with your vital energy, your life force. There are a thousand ways to do so, from yoga asanas to dance to sports to physical exercise or work.
- Express your emotions. Laugh. Cry. Shout. Scream. Allow yourself to feel deeply. Give yourself permission to release them. Your emotions are life energy being expressed in different ways. When you block them you block your own development, you suppress and repress, and natural urges become prisoners within you and you become the prison guard. Let the web of complexes inside of you be released.
- Bring the body, breath and mind into complete alignmentin whatever you do. This is the meaning of yoga, i.e. union. Ensure they are assigned to the same task, the same duties in each present moment you remember.
- Use the body to go beyond the body. Shake, jump, dance, move your body in every possible way and posture. Exhaust your body, use every muscle, every fibre. Feel the body work, feel it sweat, feel it turn and writhe in every way it can. Let it free to do what it wants, you just observe it. Exhaust your body and maintain awareness and presence and observe the energy awaken inside.
- Don’t get stuck in the body. You are not the body either. The body is also an external factor to your Being, and this is where most so called “yogis” go wrong. They identify with a healthy body. After doing a lot of yoga asanas, the body feels fantastic. And it’s easy to become addicted to yoga asanas. But if you identify with your body you will suffer because every body gets sick or diseased and eventually dies. The body is a vehicle, remember that.
- Use the mind to go beyond the mind. Ask yourself, pound yourself with the question: “WHO AM I?” Enquire. Be honest with yourself and don’t stop short of the truth. Let “who am I?” become your mantra. This was the entire technique of Ramana Maharshi, the enlightened Indian Mystic. Furthermore, the word “Who” is also a mantra used by Sufis—it is one of the names of God or Allah. So pound yourself with this mantra, take it to the inner reaches of your Being. Let the mantra work it’s magic there. Focus your entire mind on this task.
- Use the breath to go beyond the breath. Practice intensive breathwork and pranayama to transport yourself across the bridge between body and spirit. The breath is the link so establish this bridge consciously and strongly until it is unshakable. Cross this bridge often and feel at home in the new territory discovered.
- Kundalini Alchemy. Bring the body, breath and mind into complete union as you focus on the energy arising from the first chakra where it lies dormant. Activate this energy and subtly encourage its arousal up the shushumna nadi through the 7 stations or chakras within the spinal column. There are different techniques used here which we teach, one with intensive pranayama breathwork, another with sounds/vocalizations and another with visualizations, mudras, etc.
- Be Total. The more you give of your self, the more you will receive. If you give everything, you will receive everything. The problem is we live fragmentary and divided lives. Taking one step forward and one step back, saying yes and no at the same time. Be total. Just do it, go for it. Whenever you are divided within yourself you create conflict within yourself. In reality it is blissful to be and do anything totally.
- Meditation. Drop everything and rise up into utter silence. forget everything that came before, all techniques, all tools. Meditation is the door to the temple, all the other stages are the steps leading here. Be present with your Being. Watch, listen, taste, enjoy. Experience your Self in its sublime nakedness. Let the peace shower on you like blossoms from heaven.
- Celebration. Sing, dance, laugh, play. Express your joy. Express your freedom and creativity. Express your gratitude to the Divine for being alive and real Inside of you.
- Find an appropriate atmosphere and likeminded people to work with.
- These stages complement each other and work together in subtle ways.
We offer classes and workshops around the world to facilitate this journey of Self Knowing.
To find out more, visit and contact us at: www.padmayogahealth.org.
I have also created original music for “Kundalini Alchemy”, “I Am Activation” as well as music for dance, catharsis, emotional release and meditation. These are all available for those who are unable to come to our classes.
In search of the miraculous,
moss
